1967 Honiton by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1967 Honiton by-election was a by-election held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Honiton in Devon on 16 March 1967. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Peter Emery. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Robert Mathew had died on 8 December 1966. He had held the seat since the 1955 general election and had served as parliamentary private secretary to Derek Walker-Smith. Result The result was a clear victory for Emery, who returned to the Commons after losing his seat at Reading in 1966. Emery held the seat, and its successor East Devon until the 2001 general election. Votes of by-election and previous general election Honiton by-election, 1967http://by-elections.co.uk/67.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120329035318/http://by-elections.co.uk/67.html 1967 By Election Results 2012-03-29 dead 2015-08-20 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Emery 26,501 57.0 +2.6 Liberal Party (UK) Bridget Trethewey 10,509 22.6 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) Marjorie Clark 9,501 20.4 -6.3 15,992 34.4 +6.7 46,511 72.6 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) -0.7 General election 1966: Honiton Conservative Party (UK) Robert Mathew 26,966 54.4 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Marjorie Clark 13,257 26.7 +7.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. Hicks 9,342 18.9 -6.8 13,707 27.7 -1.7 49,565 78.6 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) See also Honiton constituency List of United Kingdom by-elections References British Parliamentary by-elections: Honiton 1967 1966 general election results https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115026/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm 29 September 2007 at Richard Kimber's political science resources February 2012 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Devon constituencies Category:1967 in England Category:1967 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1960s in Devon Category:March 1967 in the United Kingdom